Alex
Thanks for the comments - just getting used to DUG
This is the problem with a non - news group type system - no linking
Re the MS statement I think you'll find they retract that later on..
Regards
Neven
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From: Alex Kouznetsov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 September 1999 11:14
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Reason to buy Visual Fox Pro
> Turned to be a very interesing thingy this MSDE, Neven. Thanks for drawing
> attention to it. It may change many things around soon.
>
> Of course it would not hurt to give some short description of it in the
> initial message. Some people do not know what "data transformation stuff"
> is and who Annie is, some might have never heard of MSDE.
>
> Anyway, I have done some research and found some potential problems for
non
> MS developers. Here is what MS says:
>
> Q: What are the redistribution terms for solutions built using MSDE?
> A: Developers can freely distribute MSDE solutions built with Visual
Studio
> 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition development tools, or with Office
> 2000 Developer edition. See the End-User License Agreement (EULA) for the
> full distribution and royalty terms.
>
> I have not seen EULA, but this text seems to say that we have to develop
in
> MS tools.
>
> This however may be a temporary problem as people say that MSDE is likely
to
> be built into Windows2000. So it'll just be there, making it easier for us
> and ..... killing IB and others.
>
> Regards
> Alex
>
>
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